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“As a parent, I know that reading with your child is an important part of their mental and emotional development,” said Mrs. Blagojevich. “I started this program to encourage parents to read with their children, and I hope our recommended reading list helps parents find books that the whole family can enjoy.”

  Book of the Month – Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children's Story of Milk Allergies  

   
 
 

Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children's Story of Milk Allergies
by Nicole Smith

Book Description:

“Cody” helps children learn about milk allergies and how to recognize an allergic reaction. It includes 28 pages of colorful and beautifully illustrated characters, it’s easy for children to understand, and it teaches children and their friends, teachers and other to understand allergies to milk products. Colorful illustrations and a simple text make this book a must-have for your child, friends, grandparents and classrooms. This is the second book by Nicole Smith, and illustrated by Maggie Nichols.

Author Biography:

Nicole Smith is the author of Allie the Allergic Elephant: A Children’s Story of Peanut Allergies, Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children’s Story of Milk Allergies, and Chad the Allergic Chipmunk: A Children’s Story of Nut Allergies. She became interested in writing a children’s book on peanut allergies after discovering her son, Morgan, has life threatening peanut allergies. Her books on milk allergies and nut allergies followed, and she has several other books in the planning stages.

She served as Treasurer for the non-profit organization, Kids With Food Allergies, Inc. and has helped school districts across the United States manage food allergies and create safe environments for food allergic children.

Smith was raised on several military bases, but has called Colorado Springs home for many years. She graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D. C. and went on to work in the field of finance for several years. She and her husband, Bob, own Allergic Child Publishing Company, the publishing company for Allie, Cody and Chad.

Additional Information:

For special recording request please call the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic at (312) 236-8715 or visit www.rfbd.org


  Copyright Information  


Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children’s Story of Milk Allergies by Nicole Smith. Copyright ©2000-2007. Allergic Child Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.


Reading Club Links

January 08 -
Puss in Boots, and Heidi
February 08 -
Ramona the Pest, and Around the World in Eighty Days
March 08 -
Green Eggs and Ham
April 08 -
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
May 08 -
Cody the Allergic Cow: A Chidren's Story of Milk Allergies
June 08 -
Where the Wild Things Are
July 08 -
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
August 08 -
A Little Princess
September 08 -
Eloise

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